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Life After Mac: Real stories of alumni finding their way — Ben
Monday, 26 September 2022
Real stories of alumni finding their way: "I enrolled in the Integrated Science program at McMaster, but soon realized that physics was my academic calling... Read more
Dr. Fiona McNeill and her research group are TikTok famous!
Wednesday, 21 September 2022
Dr. Fiona McNeill and her research group have been researching the lead content in 18th century white lead makeup and have been creating TikToks as... Read more
First in-person 'Meet the Profs' in 3 years!
Wednesday, 21 September 2022
We were thrilled to host our first in-person 'Meet the Profs' event in-person since 2019. It was fantastic to meet, mingle and share some yummy... Read more
Physics and Astronomy Tenure-Track Faculty Position Job Opening
Friday, 16 September 2022
Tenure-Track Assistant Professor in Quantum Matter Theory The Department of Physics & Astronomy at McMaster University in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada invites applications for a full-time, tenure-track... Read more
Undergrad student completes co-op term in Germany
Friday, 9 September 2022
This summer, Julia Azzi (Honours Medical & Biological Physics co-op) completed an internship at Hochschule Hof in Hof, Germany through the DAAD (German Academic Exchange... Read more
Future of Canada Project (FCP) Announcement
Monday, 8 August 2022
On 26th July, the Future of Canada Project announced it will fund nine new interdisciplinary research projects at McMaster, which includes Dr. Robert Cockcroft et al's... Read more
Supporting the next generation of Indigenous research scholars
Thursday, 14 July 2022
Bonita Bohnet, our summer student worked with Dr. Robert Cockcroft on Indigenous Astronomy Projects. Here's the link to Daily News. Read more
Graeme Luke awarded Faculty of Science Research Chair
Wednesday, 13 July 2022
July 12, 2022 Congrats to Professor Graeme Luke on being appointed the Faculty of Science Research Chair in Quantum Condensed Matter Physics. Research Chairs are appointed... Read more
David Venus Retirement Party
Wednesday, 13 July 2022
June 28, 2022 Professor and former department chair David Venus retired in July 2021, but we couldn’t celebrate until almost a year later because of COVID... Read more
Sara Etehadolhagh granted a posthumous degree
Wednesday, 13 July 2022
June 16, 2022 At convocation this year, our student Sara Etehadolhagh, who was tragically killed in a car crash in 2021, was awarded her Honours BSc... Read more
Tina Stewart Retirement Party
Wednesday, 13 July 2022
April 22, 2022 After 2 decades with the Department of Physics & Astronomy, Tina Stewart retired from her position as an administrator assistant on June 1... Read more
Holy Cross School Grade 8 Thank you card
Monday, 27 June 2022
Holy Cross School kindergarten students wrote a thank you card to Dr. Robert Cockcroft about their Planetarium tour on June 22, 2022. Read more
